MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '18 at 21:04
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 768 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 61 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 49.2 50% 56.8 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 56.1 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GB 2,256 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 302 Mixed 476 159% 735 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 19.9 159% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 488 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 19.8 116% 270 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 153%
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free Firmware: SBFA10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2596 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 842 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 195 195 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 157 (C2) HDA temperature 73 41 253404119067	91% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 436 Mixed 486 107% 479 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 11.8 127% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 40.8 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 11.7 60% 127 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 91%
Intenso 128GB 128GB 1,805 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10GB free Firmware: O0213E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 205 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1310 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 254 (A2) Unknown 100 100 1 (A3) Unknown 100 100 105 (A4) Unknown 100 100 474147 (A5) Unknown 100 100 133 (A6) Unknown 100 100 82 (A7) Unknown 100 100 118 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 164 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 8 (F1) Unknown 100 100 190570 (F2) Unknown 100 100 238316	61.2% Good	Read 500 Write 165 Mixed 247 66% 304 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 3.52 102% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 3.25 23% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 1,573 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.4 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16